Thomas Drake

Thomas Drake II, son of Thomas Drake I and Lucy Browning, was born (circa) 1760 in Amelia County, Virginia. His first wife was Elizabeth Truit and he married his second wife, Catherine (Katy) Vaughn, in Brunswick County Virginia.

Thomas Drake’s service during the Revolutionary War was in the state of Virginia, where he served as a Private under Captain Parsons, Cols. White, Washington and Lee. His death was March 24, 1835 in Bedford County, Tennessee.

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